Original Floyd on an Axis?

[Tone?]

Just wanted to ask if an Original Floyd rose will fit on the Axis without any mods whatsoever to the guitar?

And has anyone does this?

i know that alot of you will say " but the Gotoh unit is better" .

any ideas?

 

[wired]

I don't see why not, I believe trem post spacing is the same. Why are you looking to make a change?

 

[TonyEVH5150]

In my experience, the post location on the Floyd (orig or Licensed) is standard (mostly). There are a few differences, slight though they may be, between different manufacturers. An Original will fit the Axis.

The Gotoh will fit as well. There's another compnay that's been making the Floyds, called Ping. They covered production for a period of time when Schaller couldn't keep up. These are really good if you can get one.

 

[Tone?]

So, Tony have you tried with a OFR???

The spacing i would believe that is the same. What i am worried about is if the posts fit well into the Floyd knife edges and if the size of the trem is about the same so that the Floyd plate will sit in about the same position as the MM one.

Also since the action hight is of utmost importance on the Axis to be correct Is the floyd the same 'hight' so that no action adjustments would be necessary??

thanks tons!

 

[Larry]

My question is why? What would be the benefit of replacing it?

 

[TonyEVH5150]

I have other guitars (non-EBMM's) that had Licensed Floyd's. I had replaced a couple of those with OFR's or Pings. THey fit fine with no mods.

There may be a slight difference in the thickness of the base plate from manufacturer to manufacturer, so i don't know if an OFR with sit in EXACTLY the same postion as the MM FR.

What's the issue with your Floyd that you're considering replacing it? Is it a tuning stability problem, or an action problem??

 

[Tone?]

I took off the MM floyd the axis has on it and it felt quite lighter that the OFR.

Just wondering if the original would sound better. Something like a big block.

That or i was thinking of just putting 9's on it.

 

[TonyEVH5150]

I'd suggest putting 9's on it.

My stance on it, unless you have a personal love for the OFR over other makes/models, EBMM chose the MM/Gotoh for a reason. I'm sure they tested the Axis/EVH with a ton of different Floyds. The Gotoh came out as the winner.

So, put the MM Floyd back on there, put on a set of 9-42's, and play away.

 

[Tone?]

My stance on it, unless you have a personal love for the OFR over other makes/models, EBMM chose the MM/Gotoh for a reason. I'm sure they tested the Axis/EVH with a ton of different Floyds. The Gotoh came out as the winner.

Well i dont know how and if EBMM tested a bunch of different Floyds and chose the Gotoh.
I just feel that the trem was lighter and maybe that is why i wasnt getting the 'depth' and high end from the strings that i wanted.
Setting up the guitar and tweaking it to no end helped tons.

I am just still lacking a bit of that high end from the guitar.

I think maybe the 9's will work..

the neck is just so fantastic on those guitars. A fricken glove it is.

Funny thing is, and i know you are gonna laugh at me, but it is true. If you screw a piece of metal to the back of the trem block ( the MM and Gotoh have these screw holes where the springs latch on ( dont know why) ) the sound gets more to where i want it. Seriously. Problem is that i dont have a big enough piece. I found something that was pretty small and light so it didnt increase the mass enough.

I remember seeing this difference when using different blocks on an OFR.

now you can laugh all you want at my obsessivenesses.

 

[TonyEVH5150]

Again, I don't know if EBMM tested a bunch of different Floyds. I guessed that they did, and would like to think they did. It could also be that the Gotoh folks were the only ones willing to play ball with EBMM with the trem was being developed for the Axis/EVH.

There are Floyds out there with larger tone blocks. If this one sounds thin to you, or you think another one will get you the tone you're looking for, then try it.

 

[Tone?]

Yeah, thanks Tony on dealing with my obsessiveness! lol

i just wanted to see if one will fit in pretty perfect. Like, because it has a slightly thicker baseplate and it raised the action then i would probably have to redo the neck pocket or something like that. That is something i would NOT do. im obsessive but not nuts..

Plus i would like to know if the radius is different on a OFR? The OFR if i remember correctly is around a 12-14 or something like that? The Gotoh must be more round so it can fit better on the Axis 10' radius.

 

[Tone?]

Anyone else know details??

 

[MPM]

I've never taken apart my MM/Gotoh floyd, but I have taken apart my OFR and added a heavier/bigger tone block to it. Most OFRs dont really have that heavy of a block. Can the block on the gotoh be changed, like the OFR? That way you may not need to change yr setup. The base of my OFR appears thicker than the gotoh, so it may sit higher on yr Axis.

 

[Tone?]

yeah i wont make the change.